Football-italia
Milik: ‘Napoli aiming for Scudetto’
Milik: ‘Napoli aiming for Scudetto’
Arkadiusz Milik admits “second place hurt a bit” for Napoli but assures “we’ll try to win next year!” The Polish striker missed most of the past two seasons with two serious knee injuries, but he ended the season with four goals in eight games. “Second place hurt a bit because our objective was the Scudetto,” […]
Report: Napoli go for Paredes
Report: Napoli go for Paredes
Napoli have reportedly approached Zenit St Petersburg with a view to signing former Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes. According to Calciomercato.com, negotiations are under way between the two clubs over a deal worth €30-35m. However, the transfer expert warns Paredes or his agent have yet to speak to Napoli, so it is still not known whether […]
‘Bologna want to keep Verdi’
‘Bologna want to keep Verdi’
Bologna owner Joey Saputo has warned Napoli that he will do all he can to keep Simone Verdi in Rossoblu. “Verdi is the kind of player I want to see in this shirt, not only because he’s very good but also because he puts everything he has on the pitch,” he said at a Press […]
Rabiot in Napoli plea?
Rabiot in Napoli plea?
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot is on record as saying ‘if Carlo Ancelotti is there, I’ll immediately say yes to Napoli’. Mundo Deportivo reported on Thursday that Juventus were in pole position for Rabiot, but CalcioNapoli24 claims Ancelotti’s appointment as Napoli boss ‘has changed things’. The website explains the Frenchman could replace Marek Hamsik, who […]
Hamsik to stay at Napoli?
Hamsik to stay at Napoli?
Marek Hamsik will reportedly hold talks with new Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti before possibly leaving for China. Shandong Luneng had emerged as the likeliest destination for Hamsik, who admitted on Tuesday that he was considering his future at Napoli. However, Tuttosport claims Graziano Pelle’s employers ‘haven’t come forward in a concrete manner’, prompting the Slovak to […]
Koulibaly: Napoli care about me
Koulibaly: Napoli care about me
Kalidou Koulibaly insists his reported €120m price-tag ‘shows Napoli care about me’ and that ‘my family are happy’ in southern Italy. Koulibaly is one of the big names being linked with a move away from Napoli this summer, but the defender dropped his biggest hint yet that he would be going nowhere. “I don’t know […]
Sarri wants Napoli trio at Chelsea
Sarri wants Napoli trio at Chelsea
If Maurizio Sarri takes over at Chelsea, they’ll also go for Raul Albiol, Elseid Hysaj and Piotr Zielinski, all with release clauses at Napoli. According to Sportitalia, the tactician’s entourage held a seven-hour meeting with Chelsea today, working out the basics of a two-year deal. This would include paying the €8m release clause in Sarri’s […]
Sportitalia: Chelsea decide on Sarri
Sportitalia: Chelsea decide on Sarri
Sportitalia claim Chelsea had a marathon meeting with Maurizio Sarri’s entourage and are prepared to pay the €8m release clause in his Napoli contract. The Coach was fired by Napoli yesterday, making way for Carlo Ancelotti, despite taking them to second place and becoming the first side ever to achieve over 90 Serie A points […]
Jorginho agent confirms Man City talks
Jorginho agent confirms Man City talks
Jorginho’s agent confirmed “Napoli and Manchester City continue to talk, but we’ll have to see if Carlo Ancelotti wants him or not.” The midfielder is hot property on the transfer market this summer and has been given a €60m price-tag. “Ancelotti was a real surprise, but football is dynamic and you turn over a new […]
Mancini tests 4-3-3 for Italy
Mancini tests 4-3-3 for Italy
Roberto Mancini tested a 4-3-3 formation in his first Italy training session, with Lorenzo Insigne, Mario Balotelli and Simone Verdi upfront. The Coach makes his debut in Monday’s friendly against Saudi Arabia, to be played in the Swiss city of St Gallen, before games with France and the Netherlands. Mancio used a 4-3-3 system in […]